2022 Queensland Cup

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2022 Queensland Cup
Teams14
Premiers Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils (3rd title)
Minor premiers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears (3rd title)
Top points scorer(s) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Josh Rogers (208)
Player of the year Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Taine Tuaupiki
(Petero Civoniceva Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Alofiana Khan-Pereira (22)
  2021
2023  

The 2022 Queensland Cup season was the 27th season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, known as the Hostplus Cup due to sponsorship, featured 14 teams playing a 24-week long season (including finals) from March to September.

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It is the first season played under Hostplus sponsorship, after 11 seasons known as the Intrust Super Cup. [1]

Norths Devils won their second consecutive grand final, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins 16–10 to take their third Queensland Cup premiership.

Teams

In 2022, the line-up of teams remained unchanged for the eighth consecutive season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the PNG Hunters were based out of the Gold Coast for the second consecutive season, playing their home games at Runaway Bay's Bycroft Oval. [2] The Hunters were able eventually to return to Port Moresby to play their final match of the season at the National Football Stadium.

ColoursClubHome ground(s)Head coach(s)Captain(s) NRL Affiliate
Balmain colours.svg
Brisbane Tigers Totally Workwear Stadium Jon Buchanan Darren Nicholls Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Burleigh Bears Pizzey Park Rick Stone Sami Sauiluma Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Central Comets colours.svg
Central Queensland Capras Browne Park Lionel Harbin Jack Madden Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Ipswich Colours.svg
Ipswich Jets North Ipswich Reserve Ben Cross Nathaniel Neale Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Mackay Cutters colours.svg
Mackay Cutters BB Print Stadium David ElliottRoss Bella North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Northern Pride colours.png
Northern Pride Barlow Park Ty Williams Jayden Hodges North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Norths Devils colours.svg
Norths Devils Bishop Park Kevin Neighbour & Ben King Jack Ahearn Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg
Papua New Guinea Hunters Bycroft OvalMatt ChurchKeven AppoNone
Redcliffe colours.svg
Redcliffe Dolphins Moreton Daily Stadium Scott Murray Cameron Cullen Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg
Souths Logan Magpies Davies Park Steve BrethertonCameron Booth Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg
Sunshine Coast Falcons Sunshine Coast Stadium Brad Henderson Tyson Smoothy Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png
Townsville Blackhawks Jack Manski Oval Aaron Payne Josh Chudleigh North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Western Suburbs colours.svg
Tweed Heads Seagulls Piggabeen Sports Complex Ben Woolf Lamar Liolevave Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls BMD Kougari Oval Adam Brideson Sam Scarlett Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Regular season

Team1234567891011121314151617181920F1F2F3GF
Brisbane Tigers WMS
+4
SLM
0
PNG
+10
IPS
+34
CQC
+14
MAC
-12
XSCF
-8
NOR
+12
BUR
-48
WMS
-10
TSV
-12
RED
-6
NTP
+2
SLM
+4
PNG
-8
IPS
+14
SCF
-4
CQC
+4
TWE
+8
TWE
-6
Burleigh Bears WMS
+8
TSV
+4
RED
+12
TWE
-14
PNG
+34
XSLM
+22
MAC
+20
CQC
+6
BRI
+48
SCF
+10
NOR
+36
NTP
-4
IPS
+42
TSV
+14
NOR
+28
TWE
0
MAC
-4
PNG
-8
WMS
+24
NOR
-1
CQC
+14
RED
-12
Central Queensland Capras SLM
+2
PNG
+10
IPS
+20
MAC
+8
BRI
-14
XNTP
+24
NOR
-5
BUR
-6
WMS
+2
TSV
+6
RED
0
TWE
-6
SCF
+2
PNG
+38
SCF
+6
MAC
-18
NOR
-7
BRI
-4
SLM
+20
NTP
+8
BUR
-14
Ipswich Jets NTP
-20
MAC
-40
CQC
-20
BRI
-34
NOR
-4
SCF
−30
XWMS
-52
TSV
-30
RED
-54
TWE
-10
SLM
+8
PNG
+18
BUR
-42
MAC
+6
TWE
-12
BRI
-14
WMS
+8
NOR
-40
NTP
-22
Mackay Cutters PNG
-6
IPS
+40
NTP
+2
CQC
-8
SCF
-20
BRI
+12
XBUR
-20
WMS
-18
TSV
+10
RED
-2
TWE
+2
SLM
+6
NOR
-18
IPS
-6
WMS
-16
CQC
+18
BUR
+4
SCF
-18
PNG
-2
Northern Pride IPS
+20
WMS
-18
MAC
-2
TSV
-10
RED
+12
XCQC
−24
TWE
-28
SCF
0
SLM
+8
NOR
-4
PNG
+24
BUR
+4
BRI
-2
WMS
+4
SLM
+6
TSV
+12
TWE
-6
RED
-39
IPS
+22
CQC
-8
Norths Devils TSV
+24
RED
-1
TWE
+9
SLM
+8
IPS
+4
XPNG
+4
CQC
+5
BRI
-12
SCF
-8
NTP
+4
BUR
-36
WMS
-14
MAC
+18
RED
-38
BUR
-28
SLM
+16
CQC
+7
IPS
+40
TSV
+8
BUR
+1
XSCF
+7
RED
+6
Papua New Guinea Hunters MAC
+6
CQC
-10
BRI
-10
SCF
-14
BUR
-34
XNOR
-4
TSV
+22
RED
-14
TWE
-2
SLM
+4
NTP
-24
IPS
-18
WMS
+14
CQC
-38
BRI
+8
SCF
-38
TSV
0
BUR
+8
MAC
+2
Redcliffe Dolphins SCF
-20
NOR
+1
BUR
-12
WMS
-28
NTP
-12
TSV
−1
XSLM
+32
PNG
+14
IPS
+54
MAC
+2
CQC
0
BRI
+6
TWE
+26
NOR
+38
TSV
0
WMS
+10
SLM
+12
NTP
+39
SCF
-2
SCF
+6
XBUR
+12
NOR
-6
Souths Logan Magpies CQC
-2
BRI
0
SCF
-12
NOR
-8
WMS
+6
XBUR
−22
RED
-32
TWE
-18
NTP
-8
PNG
-4
IPS
-8
MAC
-6
TSV
-72
BRI
-4
NTP
-6
NOR
-16
RED
-12
WMS
+4
CQC
-20
Sunshine Coast Falcons RED
+20
TWE
-22
SLM
+12
PNG
+14
MAC
+20
IPS
+30
XBRI
+8
NTP
0
NOR
+8
BUR
-10
WMS
-8
TSV
+10
CQC
-2
TWE
+8
CQC
-6
PNG
+38
BRI
+4
MAC
+18
RED
+2
RED
-6
TWE
+2
NOR
-7
Townsville Blackhawks NOR
-24
BUR
-4
WMS
+16
NTP
+10
TWE
+13
RED
+1
XPNG
-22
IPS
+30
MAC
-10
CQC
-6
BRI
+12
SCF
-10
SLM
+72
BUR
−14
RED
0
NTP
-12
PNG
0
TWE
-42
NOR
-8
Tweed Heads Seagulls BRI
-4
SCF
+22
NOR
-9
BUR
+14
TSV
-13
WMS
−4
XNTP
+28
SLM
+18
PNG
+2
IPS
+10
MAC
-2
CQC
+6
RED
-26
SCF
−8
IPS
+12
BUR
0
NTP
+6
TSW
+42
BRI
-8
BRI
+6
SCF
-2
Wynnum Manly Seagulls BUR
-8
NTP
+18
TSV
+16
RED
+28
SLM
-6
TWE
+4
XIPS
+52
MAC
+18
CQC
-2
BRI
+10
SCF
+8
NOR
+14
PNG
-14
NTP
−4
MAC
+16
RED
-10
IPS
-8
SLM
-4
BUR
-24
Team1234567891011121314151617181920F1F2F3GF
Key:      X Bold – Home game      X – Bye      Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

2022 Queensland Cup
PosTeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 1914141634356+27831
2 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 1913151470326+14429
3 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 1911261518359+15926
4 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils (P)1912071469459+1026
5 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 1911171472394+7825
6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 1910181474388+8623
7 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 1910181452454-223
8 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 199191370391-2121
9 Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum Manly Seagulls 1990101494422+7220
10 Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Townsville Blackhawks 1972101445443+218
11 Mackay Cutters colours.svg Mackay Cutters 1980111444484-4018
12 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea Hunters 1971111389531-14217
13 Ipswich Colours.svg Ipswich Jets 1940151328712-38410
14 Souths-Logan Magpies Colours.svg Souths Logan Magpies 1921161346586-2407

Final series

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and Time (Local)Venue
Qualifying & Elimination Finals
Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 24 – 18 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 3 September 2022, 3:10 pm Piggabeen Sports Complex
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 16 – 22 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 3 September 2022, 6:00 pm Sunshine Coast Stadium
Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 30 – 22 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 4 September 2022, 2:15 pm Browne Park
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 19 – 20 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 4 September 2022, 4:00 pm Pizzey Park
Semi-finals
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 32 – 16 Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras 10 September 2022, 4:10 pm Pizzey Park
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 26 – 24 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 11 September 2022, 11:00 am Sunshine Coast Stadium
Preliminary Finals
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 20 – 13 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 17 September 2022, 1:05 pm Bishop Park
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 28 – 16 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 17 September 2022, 3:10 pm Moreton Daily Stadium
Grand Final
Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 10 – 16 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 24 September 2022, 3:15 pm Moreton Daily Stadium
Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
QF1: 4 Sept, Pizzey Park
1 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 19
4 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 20SF1: 10 Sept, Pizzey Park
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 32
EF1: 4 Sept, Browne Park Central Comets colours.svg Central Qld Capras 16PF1: 17 Sept, Bishop Park
5 Central Comets colours.svg Central Qld Capras 30 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 20
8 Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride 22 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 13GF: 24 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium
Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils 16
EF2: 3 Sept, Piggabeen Sports Complex PF2: 17 Sept, Moreton Daily Stadium Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 10
6 Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 24 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 28
7 Balmain colours.svg Brisbane Tigers 18SF2: 11 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears 16
Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 26
QF2: 3 Sept, Sunshine Coast Stadium Western Suburbs colours.svg Tweed Heads Seagulls 24
2 Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons 16
3 Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins 22

Grand Final

Saturday, 24 September
3:15pm (AEST) (UTC+10:00)
Redcliffe Dolphins Redcliffe colours.svg 10 – 16 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
Tries:2
Setu Tu Ru ball.svg 60'
Edward Burns Ru ball.svg 72'
Goals:1
Bryce Donovan Rugby penalty.svg pen 20'(1/3)
1st: 2 – 6
2nd: 8 – 10
Report
Stats
Tries:3
Brayden McGrady Ru ball.svg 49', 77'
Jacob Gagen Ru ball.svg 23'
Goals:2
Tyrone Roberts Rugby penalty.svg 25', 51'(2/3)
Moreton Daily Stadium
Referee: Jarrod Cole
Touch judges: Steve Kanowski, Dan Munroe
Player of the Match: Jacob Gagan (Norths)
Team details
Redcliffe DolphinsPositionNorths Devils
NameNumberNumberName
Trai Fuller1 Fullback 1Jack Ahern (c)
Setu Tu2 Wing 2Brayden McGrady
Rocco Berry 3 Centre 3 Jacob Gagan
Valynce Te Whare 19 Centre 4Connor Broadhurst
Edward Burns5 Wing 5Tony Tumusa
Bryce Donovan6 Five eighth 6 Tyson Gamble
Daejarn Asi 23 Half back 7 Tyrone Roberts
Dunamis Lui 8 Prop forward 8Viko Puliuvea
Sheldon Pitama (c)20 Hooker 9 Kierran Moseley
Lachlan Timm10 Prop forward 10Jayden Stephens
Sam Elliott11 Second row 11 Brendan Piakura
Jeremiah Simbiken12 Second row 12 Leivaha Pulu
Pride Petterson-Robati 13 Lock forward 13 Michael Sio
Liam Hampson9 Interchange 14Matthew Milson
Jackson Frei 14 Interchange 16Jerome Veve
Nathan Watts15 Interchange 19Liam Horne
Benjamin King16 Interchange 20 Lloyd Perrett
Garrett Smith18 Concussion substitute 18Jayden Corrigan
Scott Murray CoachKevin Neighbour & Ben King

First half

Second half

NRL State Championship

As Queensland Cup premiers, the Norths Devils faced NSW Cup premiers Penrith in the NRL State Championship.

Sunday, 2 October
1:35pm (AEDT)
Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg 44 10 Norths Devils colours.svg Norths Devils
Tries:
J'maine Hopgood Ru ball.svg 7', 71'

Soni Luke Ru ball.svg 28'
Eddie Blacker Ru ball.svg 32'
John Faiumu Ru ball.svg 45'
Robert Jennings Ru ball.svg 47'
Luke Sommerton Ru ball.svg 62'
Sunia Turuva Ru ball.svg 79'

Goals:
Kurt Falls Rugby penalty.svg 9', 29', 34', 63', 72'
(5/7) John Faiumu Rugby penalty.svg 80' (1/1)

1st: 18 0
2nd: 26 10
scorecard
Tries:

Tony Tumusa Ru ball.svg 64'
Rashaun Denny Ru ball.svg 73'

Goals:
Connor Broadhurst Rugby penalty.svg 75' (1/2)

Accor Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 11,115

QRL awards

[3]

Team of the Year

PositionNatWinnerClub
Fullback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Taine Tuaupiki Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Wing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alofiana Khan-Pereira Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Centre Flag of New Zealand.svg Valynce Te Whare Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe Dolphins
Five-eighth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Rogers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Halfback Flag of Australia (converted).svg Guy Hamilton Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears
Prop Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Lui-Toso Northern Pride colours.png Northern Pride
Hooker Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tyson Smoothy Sunshine Coast Colours.svg Sunshine Coast Falcons
Second-row Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Nixon Putt Central Comets colours.svg Central Queensland Capras
Lock Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Coster Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Burleigh Bears

[3]

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